Ben Affleck reveals ‘miserable’ moment he almost exited Hollywood: ‘I started to drink too much’

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a fun family outing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The celebration couple was accompanied by their kids and decided to stop for a delicious dinner at Italian restaurant Bar Enza, and it seems the family went all out with a delectable variety of pastas.As reported by Page Six, the singer and the actor were spotted with JLo’s 14-year-old twins Emme and Max, and Ben’s 14-year-old kid Seraphina.

People Wednesday that Affleck kept him grounded as fame started to “mess” with his head in the early days of his career.“It’s been really helpful to check in with Ben throughout this whole surreal process over the last 25 years,” Damon said. “I think the shock of becoming famous is so … I mean, that messed me up for a couple years,” he added. Affleck, 50, and Damon met in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when they were young kids and bonded over a love of baseball and film.

Ben Affleck was a guest on the SmartLess podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, where he was asked about his wife Jennifer Lopez.

Ben Affleck is opening up about his love for Jennifer Lopez’s music. The actor was a guest on the SmartLess podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, explaining how «brilliant» his wife’s music is.As soon as Affleck joins the group, Bateman asks, «What songs have been written about you?»"'Dear Ben' and 'Dear Ben Part 2,'" Hayes answers. Affleck says, «The songs that have been written about me have been written by the greatest performer in the history of the world, Jennifer Lopez.

While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,” they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing.

 premiered Ben Affleck's latest commercial for the fast food chain. The spot comes two months after the Oscar winner -- who has been vocal about his love for the chain — appeared in his first Dunkin' ad. In the new spot, Affleck approaches the camera to pitch himself as the leading man to two Dunkin' employees. «I'm here for the Dunkin' run campaign commercial,» Affleck says to the employees as he shares the idea he has for the ad.In a bid to sell himself for the gig, Affleck pulls the Hollywood card.«I don't do commercials, I'm a serious actor,» he says.

Ben Affleck knows an impressive amount of Spanish. The actor showed off some of his jokes while on the red carpet for his new film, “Air.” The cameras captured the moment as Affleck talked about the gossip program “El gordo y la flaca,” jokingly requesting them to stop making up lies. Ben Affleck talks about Jennifer Lopez’s love of ‘Yellowstone’Ben Affleck’s sweet tribute to Jennifer Lopez at ‘Air’ premiere: ‘You mean the world to me’The program shared the moment in one of their Instagram stories, showing Affleck’s “rant” and the reporter’s laugh.

Ben Affleck's best efforts, it doesn't seem like the longstanding feud between Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon will be ending any time soon.Affleck sat down on Tuesday's, while promoting his new film, which stars himself and Damon.«You have so many great performances in this, so many, I can't even pick who I liked the best,» Kimmel gushed during the chat. «You were great in it, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker… Viola Davis, Julius [Tennon], her husband... We had all the great people from the cast on the show.»«Well, you're leaving someone out,» Affleck said, delicately. «I mean, Matt Damon's the lead.»No, well, I said all the people from the film," Kimmel replied.«I understand you have your feuds and everything, but Matt is a friend of mine,» Affleck implored. «Honest to God, it would mean a lot to me if you just asked him one question about the movie.

Yes, we are making a meal out of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent appearance on Bill Simmons’s The Ringer podcast recently to promote Affleck’s new directorial effort “Air” which co-stars Damon (read our review), about Nike and its relationship with Michael Jordan and we fully admit it. Look, it’s just chalked full of good stories, and look; sometimes this is (infinitely) more interesting than the regular news grist mill.

Ben Affleck shared his excitement at the world premiere of his latest film ‘Air,’ alongside his longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon. The Hollywood star gave an emotional speech, revealing to the audience that this is an incredible achievement as director, producer, and actor.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's love story involves a lot of supporting players — specifically the couple's exes. Lopez shares twins Emma and Max, both 15, with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony, while Affleck shares daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, 14, and son Samuel, 11, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.Following Bennifer's summer wedding, the two are «doing fantastic» and are «incredibly supportive of one another,» a source tells ET, and are now looking to move into a new home together with their children.Calling house hunting «a bit stressful» but also «an exciting process» for the couple, the source adds that they are «going big» with this investment seeing as two families will be living there on and off.«Their families are continuing to mesh well together, and their kids are getting along for the most part,» the source tells ET.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez packed on the PDA at the red carpet premiere of his new film, Air, on Monday night. Ben and Jennifer, who rekindled their early 2000s romance and got married last year, attended the red carpet premiere for Ben's new sports film which he both directed and stars in.The couple were seen posing together, and put on some PDA for the cameras as they were seen holding each other close before kissing. Jennifer wore a long-sleeved Antonia Grimaldi dress which had a sheer white top covered in rhinestones with a neon green maxi skirt that perfectly hugged her around her hips and waist.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were a picture perfect pair as they cute couple walked the red carpet at the premiere of Affleck's new movie, Affleck and Lopez were all smiles as they posed for photos outside the Regency Village Theatre in West Hollywood on Monday, were they sweetly cozied up on the carpet.Lopez stunned, as usual, in a gorgeous gown with a semi-sheer beige top glimmering with silver beaded embellishments and a neon green skirt.Affleck, meanwhile, looked dapper in a dark navy blue suit with matching tie and light blue button-down, and dark brown dress shoes.Affleck spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier at the premiere, and praised his wife for the guidance she gave them during the filming of «She's brilliant,» Affleck marveled, «and [she] helps me in every conceivable way.»Affleck — who stars in, as well as directed and produced the project -- previously opened up to about how Lopez helped him and co-producer Matt Damon with the story.«She is incredibly knowledgeable about the way fashion evolves through the culture as a confluence of music, sports, entertainment and dance,» Affleck explained in an Interview that came out earlier this month.Speaking with ET on Monday, Affleck shared, «This whole process really has been a collaboration with this entire cast, the crew, the group of people. You have to be open to, as far as I'm concerned, all the good ideas you can possibly get.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon used to share a bank account in order to fund acting auditions.The Oscar-winning duo have famously been friends for the entirety of their careers and beyond, and that friendship even extended beyond the usual boundaries. Appearing on a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast (as per Variety), the two actors revealed they had one bank account between them starting in the late 1980s.The pair set up the bank account to help make their dreams of making it in Hollywood a reality. “It was unusual, but we needed the money for auditions,” Damon said, before adding the arrangement was “a weird thing in retrospect.”Weighing in, Affleck said: “We were going to help each other and be there for each other.

The Bill Simons Podcast” that starting in the 1980s, they had one bank account between the two of them to help pay for auditions and jumpstart their acting careers.“It was unusual, but we needed the money for auditions,” Damon admitted, saying it’s “a weird thing in retrospect.”“We were going to help each other and be there for each other,” Affleck added. “It was like, ‘You’re not going to be alone. I’m not going to be alone.

Ben Affleck opened up about his conversation with Michael Jordan before working on the biopic AIR.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are expanding their relationship to be professional as well as personal. Affleck and Matt Damon have announced that following their first film "Air," their new production company Artists Equity will be making a biopic of Anthony Robles, a champion wrestler who was born with one leg, and Lopez will star in the movie.

Ben Affleck has opened up about his viral moment at this year’s Grammy Awards after he was seen looking dejected during the ceremony.The actor went viral for his appearance at the Grammys 2023 ceremony last month, after he was filmed looking dejected following a brief exchange with his wife Jennifer Lopez as host Trevor Noah approached for a cellphone bit.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the moment, Affleck explained that his expression and exchange with his wife were just normal marital shenanigans. “I saw [Noah approach] and I was like, ‘Oh, God’.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are ready to work together on a new project. The celebrity couple have confirmed their collaboration in an upcoming film titled ‘Unstoppable,’ which follows the story of Anthony Robles, a legendary athlete born with one leg, who won a national championship at Arizona State University.

Ben Affleck is finally setting the record straight following his viral moment with Jennifer Lopez at the 2023 Grammy Awards. The Hollywood star has denied that he was having a bad time at the ceremony, and revealed what he was actually saying to his wife, when the camera focused on him.The actor shared his thoughts during a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, admitting that he was caught off guard during the televised show.